German-South African Rector’s Forum Workshop I: Study Reform in GER and RSA – Opportunities and Challenges

STUDY REFORM AS CATALYST FOR COLLABORATION: RUB and UWC

Wilhelm Löwenstein

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Table of contents

Study Reform as Catalyst for Collaboration: RUB and UWC

1 Partners: RUB and UWC

2 Bologna: RUB-UWC Collaboration at the Masters‘ Level2.1 Bologna: RUB and the MA in Development Management2.2 Bochum Programme at UWC2.3 South African-German Centre at UWC 2008-2013

3 Reforming Doctoral-Training3.1 Structuring PhD-Programmes3.2 South African-German Centre at UWC 2014-2018

4 Extending Links: North-North/South-South/North-South

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Ruhr-University Bochum (IEE)

Ruhr-University Bochum (http://www.rub.de) Foundation: 1965Students: ~ 39.000Academic Staff:~ 2.900thereof permanent: ~ 700Faculties: 20Centers: 11

University of the Western Cape (ISD and SoG)

University of the Western Cape (http://www.uwc.ac.za) Foundation: 1959Students: ~ 15.000Permanent Academic Staff: ~ 1.000Departments: 68Institutes: 16

1 Partners: RUB and UWC

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Early 1990ies – RUB and UWC are members of UNESCO-UNITWIN (together with U Utrecht, U Lund, U Porto, UNAM, U Eduardo Mondlane, UZ), few funding, few activities

1998 – Development-Research Conference at RUB (UNITWIN) => incompatible academic programmes but common research interests

1998 – Design of a development-oriented Masters‘ programme in an environment where there is none but which is on the move towards Bologna

2000 – Start with the MA in Development Management at RUB(20-25 seats, around 169 mostly international applications)

2002 – Start with the Bochum Programme of Development Management at UWC (15 seats, 60 applications, most from Africa)

Since 2004: 580 applications on average for both programmes

2.1 Bologna: RUB-UWC Collaboration at the Masters‘ Level

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2.2 Bochum Programme at UWC

MA DM (BoPr at UWC)

MA DevSt (ISD, UWC)

MPA(SoG, UWC)

Recognition of

modules

Recognition of

modules

Second degree option Second degree option

Exchange of lecturers, joint supervisionExchange of lecturers, joint supervision

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The Development Research Division at UWC trains future leaders from Sub-Sahara Africa to prepare them to face the challenges of economic, political and social development

2.3 South African-German Centre at UWC 2008-2013

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MA DevSt (ISD, UWC)

MA DM (BoPr at UWC)

MPA(SoG, UWC)

Exchange of lecturers, joint supervision

PhD DevSt (UWC)

Structured

PhD IDS (RUB)

PhD Public Admin(UWC)

Exchange of PhD-students

Recognition of

modules

Recognition of

modules

Second degree option Second degree option

Report writing, scientific writing and presentation, team building, German language training, alumni network,

tracing studies

2.3 South African-German Centre at UWC 2008-2013

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3 Reforming Doctoral Training, 3.1 Structuring PhD-programmes

1995-2005: Multidisciplinary, development-oriented research training group at IEE (RUB)=> good results, growing quality of research training=> desperate structures (6 faculties involved = 6 exam. regulations = 6 different degrees)=> inability to integrate students from outside the German university system

2007 – Start of the fully structured PhD-Programme in International Development Studies at RUB=> good results, high quality of research training=> fitting structures (6 universities/8 faculties from 4 countries but only 1 exam. regulation and only 1 degree)=> participants: 8 GER, 5 other EU, 13 Africa, 11 Asia, 2 LA

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PhD DevSt (UWC)

PhD Public Admin(UWC)

Structured

PhD IDS (RUB)

Exchange of PhD-students & of lecturers

Introduction of a structured PhD-programme at UWC

Providing curricula, regulations, ...

Recognition of

modules

Recognition of

modules

Ruhr-UniversityResearch School

UWC‘s GraduateTraining Progr.

3rd-party funded (?)

cooperation

Sharing experiences in research training &mentoring/supervision concepts

...

3.2 South African-German Centre at UWC 2014-2018

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4 Extending Links: North-North/South-South/North-South

Levels of collaboration:

PhD & Masters‘

Masters‘

PhD

Networks:SA-GER CDR: RUB, UWC, UNIMA, UZ

UrbanFoodplus: RUB, UKS, UGÖ, UFR, INERA, KNUST, UDS_T, UG, UO, IER, SHUMAS,ABU and others. Associated: UWC

EUSA_ID: RUB, UWC, UDE, EUR, UP, UoB I, UP I-PS, UJ, NMMU, UCT, UFH, UKZN, UoL

IPID: RUB, EUR, UEA

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Thanks for your attention!

Study Reform as Catalyst for Collaboration: RUB and UWC